What color is #515D3F?

#515D3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515D3F?

The RGB value is 81, 93, 63: 81 red, 93 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515D3F?

The complementary color is #4B3F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515D3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515D3F color

#515D3F rgb(81, 93, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #515D3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.5% green and 24.7% blue (81, 93, 63).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#515D3F color codes

HEX	`#515D3F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 93, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 32%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.73, -10.61, 15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.73, 18.99, 123.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.205, 9.937, 6.187)`
Decimal	`5332287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515D3F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #515D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #515D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515d3f; }
.text { color: #515d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 93 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515d3f, #425d3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515D3F?: #515D3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515D3F?: The RGB value is 81, 93, 63: 81 red, 93 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515D3F?: The complementary color is #4B3F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515D3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.